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Dennis Donovan

(31,059 posts) Sun Apr 27, 2025, 11:56 AM Apr 27

Hakeem Jefferies: Average SS recipient lives on $65/day. Elon's contracts make about $8M/day

Marco Foster
‪@marcofoster.bsky.social‬
NOW: Hakeem Jefferies speaks on Elon Musk and DOGE cuts to essential programs: “The average Social Security recipient lives on $65/day. Elon Musk right now has contracts with the federal government that make about $8 MILLION a day. If you want to go after waste, fraud and abuse, start right there”

April 27, 2025 at 11:41 AM

NOW: Hakeem Jefferies speaks on Elon Musk and DOGE cuts to essential programs: â€œThe average Social Security recipient lives on /day. Elon Musk right now has contracts with the federal government that make about MILLION a day. If you want to go after waste, fraud and abuse, start right thereâ€
— Marco Foster (@marcofoster.bsky.social) 2025-04-27T15:41:11.815Z

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Hakeem Jefferies: Average SS recipient lives on $65/day. Elon's contracts make about $8M/day (Original Post) Dennis Donovan Apr 27 OP

Um. Is the podium out for repairs? LuvLoogie Apr 27 #1

Yes, those are the Capitol steps. soldierant Apr 27 #6

I'm a little below average central scrutinizer Apr 27 #2

I live on half that amount so I must be half average. elocs Apr 27 #4

Me too. However, I have soldierant Apr 27 #5

We seniors are well aware of that. What are you planning on doing about it? Autumn Apr 27 #3

Ha! I wish I had $65 to live on. misanthrope Apr 27 #7

I get his point, but $23,725 a year in SS benefits valleyrogue Apr 27 #8

LuvLoogie

(8,038 posts)

1. Um. Is the podium out for repairs?

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Sun Apr 27, 2025, 12:16 PM

Apr 27

Are those the Capitol steps?

soldierant

(8,578 posts)

6. Yes, those are the Capitol steps.

Reply to LuvLoogie (Reply #1)

Sun Apr 27, 2025, 05:21 PM

Apr 27

It's a "sit-in protest" of the GOP budget.

central scrutinizer

(12,580 posts)

2. I'm a little below average

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Sun Apr 27, 2025, 12:26 PM

Apr 27

The median would be a better measure of the “middle”. Distributions involving money are almost always skewed to the right.

elocs

(24,423 posts)

4. I live on half that amount so I must be half average.

Reply to central scrutinizer (Reply #2)

Sun Apr 27, 2025, 01:36 PM

Apr 27

I get by ok because of my low rent.

soldierant

(8,578 posts)

5. Me too. However, I have

Reply to central scrutinizer (Reply #2)

Sun Apr 27, 2025, 05:18 PM

Apr 27

a small pension which put me just a little above average. Just a little.

Autumn

(47,911 posts)

3. We seniors are well aware of that. What are you planning on doing about it?

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Sun Apr 27, 2025, 12:46 PM

Apr 27

misanthrope

(8,799 posts)

7. Ha! I wish I had $65 to live on.

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Sun Apr 27, 2025, 05:23 PM

Apr 27

I am scraping by at far below that.

valleyrogue

(2,115 posts)

8. I get his point, but $23,725 a year in SS benefits

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Sun Apr 27, 2025, 06:38 PM

Apr 27

is way more than I get and what a lot of people get, especially women who aren't living off a spousal benefit. At least I have a small pension, a full-time public sector job for which I am eligible for that pension if I can ever retire, and my SS benefit.

My "lifestyle" of upwards of $60k at age 70 can't be sustained. I am not looking forward to the day I have to quit my job.

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